The spiritual Hierarchy of the planet functions through three major aspects, or "departments" of work: the department of Government, the department of Religion, and the department of Education with its subsidiary aspects of Science, Philosophy, Psychology, and Culture and the Arts.

These departments are reflected into and through all human affairs everywhere. Therefore, all disciples preparing for active service to the Hierarchy find their place within one or other of these seven major areas of human life, either actively through direct contribution, or by the building of clear, Plan-imbued thoughtforms through the technique of occult meditation.

The seven studies have been prepared with the intention of helping to stimulate this sense of recognition and co-operation. They contain most of the fundamental teachings given by the Master Djwhal Khul and contained in the books written with the co-operation of Alice Bailey. The essentials relating to the work of each of the seven groups have been brought together, with some related material from other sources and a suggested form of special meditation. Here is an outline of the Table of Contents of each study:

STUDY TWO — DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIONSection I : The New World Religion, and the Universality of LifeSection II : The Process of Initiation into the Life of GodSection III : The Science of Invocation/Evocation

STUDY FOUR — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE)Section I : The Group of Scientific ServersSection II : Subjective Aspects in Scientific WorkSection III : Science and ReligionSection IV : The Influence of the Seventh RaySection V : The Garment of GodSection VI : Three Important Discoveries

STUDY SIX — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (PSYCHOLOGY)Section I : Present Psychology Compared with Esoteric Psychology.Section II : The Field of Man's RelationshipsSection III : Some Fundamental Propositions of Esoteric PsychologySection IV : Laws and PrinciplesSection V : The Qualities and Characteristics of the Seven RaysSection VI : The Story of the Evolution of Human ConsciousnessSection VII : The Science of Psychology

STUDY SEVEN — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CULTURE AND THE ARTS)Section I : Culture — The Essence of a CivilisationSection II : The Transition PeriodSection III : Simplification — A New Age TechniqueSection IV : Creative ActivitySection V : Training the Creative MindSection VI : Creating Form and Structure for the New World Order